January turmoil has “sharpened the argument for the convergence of traditional and alternative asset management”: Report
Feb 19th, 2008 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Investment Management FeesPutnam Lovell released its annual survey of asset management M&A this month. This 45 page document is packed with useful information and is a must-read if you follow the paradigm-shifting going on in this industry. Here are some highlights…
When you were a kid, did you ever say you wouldn’t do something “for all the money in the world?” Well, we now you know exactly how much that is. According to the report, there was $68 trillion in major capital pools worldwide in 2006, and Putnam Lovell’s “most conservative forecast” shows this amount rising to almost $110 trillion by 2012.
The report shows that last year saw another leap in M&A transactions involving alternative asset managers. There were 76 transactions – up from 60 in 2006. However, alternative managers’ proportion of all asset management transactions remained stable at around one-third.
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